VP Debate Bingo Cards

Finally a way the whole family can play!

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Some of our favorite elements:

• “Mooseburger”
• Appears in swimsuit & tiara
• Washington outsider
• Attacks the liberal media
• Babbles incoherently
• Biden’s head explodes

  See how well we all do tomorrow!

Who’s Where When: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5

• Kenny Loggins’ alright. Nobody’s worrying ’bout him. House of Blues – 7:30 p.m. Tonight.
• Cut Copy and The Presets rock Granada Theater Tuesday at 8 p.m.
• Sex and the City and Lipstick Jungle author Candace Bushnell tapes “The Writers Studio” live at the Eisemann Center Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
• Locals Shock of Pleasure hold a CD Release party Friday at 10 p.m. at the Absinthe Lounge. Mmmm, electronic lounge music.
• Main Street Live Festival in Pegasus Plaza has Fair to Midland, The Feds, and Lions for the big cost of nada if you’re in before 5 p.m. Saturday.

Got an event that we neglected? Post in comments, we could add it…

The Presidential Debate Drinking Game

This is a lifestyle post, not a political one, and (just like the article will warn you) this is for heavy drinkers only.

Now, head to this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-nelson/the-presidential-debate-d_b_129609.html and enjoy.

Lunch Code Addendum: Egg and Dairy provisions

As proposed, the Lunch Code Addendums for September:

Article 5 – Egg/Dairy Provisions

• In an effort to keep odors to a minimum, cooking eggs are discouraged in the communal areas.
• Those who leave dairy/egg products past expiration within the communal refrigerator will be banned from storing dairy/egg products for four weeks. We don’t need to see green milk, friends.

Blockbuster: Not Moving Forward Actually Works?

The LA Times has a similar (though neutral) headline “Blockbuster sticks to the bricks,” but I prefer mine…

Here’s why: Blockbuster is still planning their strategy around brick and mortar stores — and they claim it’s going to make them a profit.

And now, here’s why they’re wrong.

Who’s Where When Sept. 22-27

Who’s Where When is our abbreviated list of events in the DFW area for the week.

- Nelly hits House of Blues tonight at 8 p.m. Also, it’s hot in herrr.
- Dallas Theater Center’s version of “The Who’s Tommy” features Denton’s Oso Closo, shows all week, and is worth the time.
- Two bands with funny names (Hollywood Unded/Scuba Team Go) play the “Pontiac Garage” of House of Blues, Tuesday.
- Lupe Fiasco is at UTA while Floggin Molly plays HOB
- Del The Funky Homosapien, Granada, Thursday, yippee!
- First presidential debate is Friday night. Play the Debate Drinking Game and have 911 on speed dial.
- If you’re not at the All About Uptown Festival, go see Bernadette Peters with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
- Bret Michaels at Billy Bob’s? Request “Sweet Child Of Mine” and see if he tells you he’s not Axl Rose.
– State Fair: it’s starts Friday. Bring you wallets and heartburn medication.

Hulu vs. Joost

Many of you should already know what Hulu is, if not here’s the short version: You can watch TV and movies online.

Now Joost, which was formerly a downloadble player that accessed content from CBS, Warner Brothers, and some other content sources, has moved to Hulu’s model of playing content in the browser — although you need a plugin.

So now, we shall compare the pros/cons of the two services:

– Joost –

Pros: Available via browser, library includes classic G.I. Joe, Transformers, as well as CBS network shows.

Cons: Downloadable plugin necessary, video streams choppy, library is still thin

– Hulu –

Pros: Available via browser, diverse library of full length movies, NBC network shows, FOX network shows, and lots of extra video clips, all media embeddable in other web pages.

Cons: Sometimes slow, no international support.

– Analysis –

Hulu’s prospects have definitely turned upwards since launch, offering a lot more content in very flexible forms — but don’t count Joost out.

I beta’d Joost back when it was a downloadable player and spent a good amount of time watching older television series from the Warner Bros. Sci-Fi library. If they can make the transition to the in-browser experience like Hulu or YouTube, then it’s likely Joost will get more traction.

All in all, Hulu is still a better solution for watching TV online, though if Joost can pick up ABC’s network shows it may be a head-to-head battle between Hulu and Joost for a long time.

(Special note: NBC Universal owns our station — they own Hulu, too. There is your disclosure.)

Recommendation: Go See The Hives

The Hives and Eagles of Death Metal are at the House of Blues tonight.

We recommend you go see them. Click here for the link to the HOB listing.

6:30 p.m. doors, $25, 100% awesome.

RIP TRL on MTV, KTHXBYE

Music TeleVision (MTV) is “halting” Total Request Live (TRL) after ten years on the air (ATYOTA)

That pretty much means that Music TeleVision (MTV) is no longer showing Music Videos.

It seems, like the 12 year old girls that used to watch TRL after school for a glimpse of the Backstreet Boys, MTV has grown up into a channel that would rather create falebrities like Lauren Conrad than show what they originally pushing when they asked teens in the 1980’s to shout “I Want My MTV.”

The joke is so tired now, but it’s interesting that it came true — MTV no longer plays music videos.

But YouTube does.

Article 4 of the Work Lunch Code

Article 4 of the Work Lunch Code

Article 4 clearly states that these rules must be followed if the worker is to eat fish:

• No fish.
• Seriously, no fish.
• Are you kidding me, don’t put that fish in the microwave.
• You left fish in the refrigerator for weeks?
• NO FISH.

For more lunch code articles — see also: Work Lunch Code